Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1884–1977)

Key to table entries

1884–1900

1901–1912

• ACF = lost in the all comers final.
• Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships, actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. Though not a slam, many major players participated and the results from that tournament are shown here for 1912.
• The results from the outdoor version of the tennis competition at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games are shown here.

  1913–1921

1922–1928

• Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships, actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from that tournament are shown here for 1922 and 1923. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.

  1929–1935

1936–1942

• R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation

  1943–1949

• R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation

  1950–1956

1957–1963

1964–1970

1971–1977

• The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

  1978–present